20.500.12556/RUP-23548 Physical fitness and self-perceived health among home care workers a cross-sectional study Telesna pripravljenost insamoocena zdravja zaposlenih v socialni oskrbi na domu presečna raziskava Home care workers are frequently exposed to physical demands that may affect their physical fitness and overall health. However, this occupational group remains insufficiently researched. The aim of this study was to examine the physical fitness of home care workers and its associations with body mass index, self-perceived health, and self-perceived physical fitness. Eighty-eight employees (86.4% women) were included in this cross-sectional study. Participants completed four motor performance assessments (upper-and lower-limb flexibility, isometric handgrip strength, and standing vertical jump) and three anthropometric measurements (body height, body mass, and waist circumference), as well as a questionnaire on self-perceived health, self-perceived physical fitness, and frequency of physical activity. Waist-to-height ratio indicated moderate-to-high health risk in 56.9% of participants, while body mass index indicated overweight or obesity in 70% of participants. Body mass index was weakly negatively correlated with handgrip strength (ρₛ = –0.316; p = 0.025). Most participants rated their health and physical fitness as average; 21.6% reported never engaging in moderate-intensity and 53.8% never engaging in vigorous-intensity physical activity. The results indicate reduced lower-limb flexibility and lower-limb explosive power, while isometric handgrip strength was relatively well preserved. These findings highlight the need for targeted exercise programs and body weight management strategies that address occupational demands and include exercises to improve muscle strength, flexibility, and balance, with the aim of maintaining functional capacity and reducing the risk of musculoskeletal disorders. Zaposleni v socialni oskrbi na domu so izpostavljeni pogostim telesnim obremenitvam, ki lahko vplivajo na njihovo telesno pripravljenost in zdravje. Kljub temu je ta populacija raziskovalno slabo preučena. Namen raziskave je bil preučiti telesno pripravljenost zaposlenih v socialni oskrbi na domu ter njeno povezanost z indeksom telesne mase, samoocenjenim zdravjem in samoocenjeno telesno pripravljenostjo. V presečno raziskavo je bilo vključenih 88 zaposlenih (86,4 % žensk). Preiskovanci so opravili štiri meritve gibalnih sposobnosti (gibljivost zgornjih in spodnjih udov, izometrično silo prijema rok ter skok z mesta), tri meritve telesnih značilnosti (telesna višina, telesna masa in obseg pasu) ter izpolnili vprašalnik o samooceni zdravja, telesne pripravljenosti in pogostosti izvajanja telesne dejavnosti. Razmerje med obsegom pasu in telesno višino je pokazalo zmerno do visoko stopnjo zdravstvenega tveganja pri 56,9 % preiskovancev, indeks telesne mase pa prekomerno prehranjenost ali debelost pri 70 % preiskovancev. Indeks telesne mase je bil šibko negativno povezan s silo prijema rok (ρₛ = –0,316; p = 0,025). Večina je svoje zdravje in telesno pripravljenost ocenila kot povprečno, pri čemer 21,6 % preiskovancev ni nikoli zmerno in 53,8 % nikoli visoko intenzivno telesno dejavnih. Rezultati kažejo na zmanjšano gibljivost in eksplozivno moč spodnjih udov ob razmeroma dobri izometrični sili prijema rok. Ugotovitve poudarjajo potrebo po ciljno usmerjenih vadbenih programih in strategijah uravnavanja telesne mase, ki bi dopolnjevali delovne obremenitve ter vključevali vaje za krepitev mišic, izboljšanje gibljivosti in ravnotežja, z namenom ohranjanja funkcionalne zmogljivosti in zmanjšanja tveganja za mišično-skeletne težave physical activity motor abilities indices of nutritional status home care workers telesna dejavnost gibalne sposobnosti kazalniki prehranskega stanja socialni oskrbovalci true false true Angleški jezik Slovenski jezik Članek v reviji 2026-08-27 09:02:22 2026-08-27 09:02:23 2026-08-28 03:08:19 0000-00-00 00:00:00 2026 0 0 str. 104-117 no. 2 Vol. 32 2026 0000-00-00 Zaloznikova Objavljeno NiDoloceno 0000-00-00 0000-00-00 2026-07-21 796.01 1318-2269 10.52165/kinsi.32.2.104-117 289055491 https://doi.org/10.52165/kinsi.32.2.104-117 1 0e629b83-a1e5-11f1-9e8d-005056ac49c0 https://repozitorij.upr.si/Dokument.php?lang=slv&id=34931 https://journals.uni-lj.si/kinsi/article/view/24605 1 0f7f37cb-a1e5-11f1-9e8d-005056ac49c0 https://repozitorij.upr.si/Dokument.php?lang=slv&id=34932 RAZ_Dobnik_Marina_2026.pdf RAZ_Dobnik_Marina_2026.pdf 1 C99C6685A18D05E879B2B693C02A0D89 0797e73e4060a6e88532eeaa1fd29e1eae260f64efb0671be8eb25467dfff7c9 2cd99f98-a1e5-11f1-9e8d-005056ac49c0 https://repozitorij.upr.si/Dokument.php?lang=slv&id=34933 Fakulteta za vede o zdravju 0 0 0